The syllabus is the most important part of any competitive exam. In IBPS exam also, IBPS PO Syllabus plays a vital role. For an aspirant preparing for the IBPS exam, getting stick to the syllabus is very important otherwise the direction of the preparation may get distorted and the candidate may end up wasting a lot of time on the unproductive topics.
Find the IBPS PO Syllabus 2019 for both Prelims and Main exam:
IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2019-
REASONING:
- Multi-dimensional arrangements
- Course of Action and Arguments
- Puzzles
- Visual reasoning
- Arrangement, pie charts, grids
- Blood Relations and Family Tree
- Critical Reasoning
- Calendars
- Statement Conclusions
- Different types of Graphs
- Coded Inequalities
- Input-output
- Blood relations
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE:
- Basic Geometry
- Ratios and Proportion
- HCF & LCM
- Algebra
- Profit & Loss
- In-equations Quadratic and linear equations
- Geometric Progression
- Percentages and Averages
- Time-Speed-Distance
- Number system
- Mensuration
- Permutation and combinations
- Mixtures and Alligations
ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
- Verbal Reasoning
- Syllogisms
- Fill In the Blanks
- Contextual usage
- Antonyms, Synonyms
- Sentence completion and Jumbled paragraphs
- Foreign language words used in English
- Sentence correction
- Spotting the error
- Unjumbling the sentence
- Paragraph Completion
IBPS PO Main Syllabus 2019-
| Topic | No. of Questions Expected |
|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | 5-10 |
| Blood Relations | 5 |
| Coding Decoding | 5 |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | 0-5 |
| Coded Inequalities | 5 |
| Puzzle | 5-7 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Input Output | 0-5 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 0-5 |
| Data Sufficiency | 0-5 |
| Seating Arrangement | 10 |
| Tabulation | 5 |
2) Quantitative Aptitude:
| Topic | No. of Questions Expected |
|---|---|
| Simplification | 5 |
| Number Systems | 3 |
| Mixtures & Alligations | 1-2 |
| Work & Time | 2 |
| Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | 1-2 |
| Permutation, Combination & Probability | 5 |
| Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | 3 |
| Profit & Loss | 2 |
| Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | 2 |
| Time & Distance | 2 |
| Sequence & Series | 5 |
| Data Interpretation | 15 |
3) English Language:
| Topic | No. of Questions Expected |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Fill in the blanks | 0-5 |
| Paragraph Complete/ Sentence Correction | 5 |
| Cloze Test | 10 |
| Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting | 0-5 |
| Para jumbles | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
4) General Awareness:
In General Awareness section, it is imperative to get updated with the current affairs. It is recommended to the candidates to follow the daily newspaper or to study the latest news from any other authentic source.
Apart from General Awareness Questions, IBPS PO Banking Awareness constitute a major portion of this section. Have a look at the topics-
| Topics | Important Areas |
|---|---|
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History of Indian Banking Industry
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Pre- Independence Banking, Nationalization, Indian Banking Structure, Type of Banks, Bank's Categorization, Role and Concept of NHB, IDBI, NABARD, EXIM, SIDBI, NBFCs |
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Monetary and Credit Policies
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Basis of Change, Who Decides, Relation with Inflation, Inflation Types and other issues, CRR, SLR, CAR, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo, Bank Rate, etc. |
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Indian Financial System
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Overview of Financial Markets (Capital Market, Money Market, Credit Market, Forex Market), Financial Intermediaries Involved (Stock Exchanges, Investment Bankers, Registrars, Underwriters, Custodians, Portfolio Managers, Depositories, Mutual Funds, Authorised Dealers, Self Regulatory Organizations, etc), Important Committees and their recommendations. |
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Regulatory Bodies
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RBI (History, Functions, Roles), IRDA, SEBI, FSDC, PFRDA, FMC, etc.- Role, Functions and Facts. |
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Budget Basics and Union Budget
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GDP, Fiscal Deficit, Government Revenue Model, Various Taxes, Spendings, Government Receipts, etc. Major Points of Rail Budget and Annual Economic Survey. |
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International Organizations/Institutions
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World Bank, IMF, ADB, BRICS Bank, etc- Roles, Functions and Facts. Any financial crisis happening around the world, loans given by India or given to India. CAD of India, Other terms like Advances, ADR, SDR, etc. |
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Capital Market and Money Market
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Concept of Call Money, Term Money, Treasury Bill, Certificate of Deposits, Commercial Papers like- Equity Share, Debentures, etc |
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Government Schemes
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Important schemes like- Swavlamban, Indradhanush, etc and current government schemes. |
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Other Important Concepts
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BASEL Norms, GAAR, GST, Priority Sector Lending, Credit Rating Agencies, Financial Inclusion., etc. |
5) Computer Knowledge:
| Topics | Areas |
|---|---|
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Hardware
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All the important information about Computer hardware like Monitor, Keyboard, CPU, etc |
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Software
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Basic software information like Operating System, applications, etc |
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Database
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The only introductory level is to be studied |
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Communication
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Basic introduction to the Communications techniques. |
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Networking
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Basic Networking concepts like LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), VPN (Virtual Private Network), etc. |
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Internet
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History, Concept, Application and Working Environment of the Internet. |
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Security
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Tools, Virus, Firewall, Trojans, etc |
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MS Windows and MS Office
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Basics of various MS Office documentation software |
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Logic Gates
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Knowledge about Logic Gates like OR, AND, NOT, NAND, etc and how they function. |
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Number System
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The function of Computer based on the 01 concepts. Conversions- Binary, Hexadecimal, Octal, etc |
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History of Computers
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Types of Computers made, Evolution of computer technology. |